Indian Geography - 3

Cauvery is a river of Southern India. It rises from Brahmagiri Hill in Western Ghats in Coorg district of Karnataka.

The correct sequence of the rivers in India moving from North towards South is Shyok — Zaskar — Spiti — Sutlej. Shyok flows through Northern Ladakh in India.
Zaskar river flows in the North-Eastern part of Ladakh. Spiti river is situated at Kaza in Himachal Pradesh at an elevation of 12,500 feet.
Sutlej river rises from the slopes of Kailash and flows in the South-West direction to Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

Vizag Steel Plant was declared as a Mini Ratna company on 11^th Feb, 2006. Merger of IISCO with SAIL had been completed on 29^th September, 2004.

The Narmada originates from a tank 1057 m high, West of Amarkantak plateau in Madhya Pradesh. The Damodar originates from Chhota Nagpur plateau. The Mahanadi originates from Bastar plateau and the Tapi originates from Satpura hills.

Guru Shikhar Peak is the highest point in Rajasthan. The altitude of the peak is 5676 feet (1722 metres).

Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park is also known as 'Top Slip'. It is a part of the Western Ghats and is located 300 metres above the sea level on the Anamalai mountain ranges.

Mahogany is a species of trees found throughout the Caribbean, Central and South America, but not in the Himalayas.

Lucknow is the Eastern-most major Indian city among the given list.

The correct matching is: Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary is near Varanasi (4), Karera Wildlife Sanctuary is near Jhansi (2), Jaisamand Sanctuary is near Udaipur (5), and Nahargarh (National Park) is near Jaipur (1). This gives us A-4, B-2, C-5, D-1, which matches option C.

National Highway 6 passes through Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal. This road is 1,949 km long.

River Kalinadi is a West-flowing river in the Southern part of India. So, the assertion is wrong.
Deccan Plateau has an elevation ranging from 1,500 to 2,500 ft and gently slopes towards the Bay of Bengal in the East. So, the reason is correct.

Indravati National Park is located in the Bastar region. 

The Stilwell Road was built in 1940s by Americans to connect Ledo in India and Kunming in China via Myanmar during the Second World War.

Balaghat of Madhya Pradesh is known for its manganese mines. Majhgawan is famous for its diamond mines.

Both Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka share their boundary with the maximum number of Indian states.

Namchik Namphuk coalfields are located in Arunachal Pradesh.

Red Panda is found in the mountains of Nepal, North-Eastern India, China and Bhutan. Slow Loris lives in the dense forests of North-East India, i.e. dense forests of Assam. 

Saltwater crocodile is found throughout the Andaman and Nicobar Islands living in the mangrove habitats. Shrew and Tapir are found in western ghats of the Malabar region.

The minerals deposits in Chhatisgarh are Bauxite (96 million ton), Dolomite (606 million ton) and Iron ore (2336 million ton). Tin is not found in Chhatisgarh.

The Tehri Hydropower Complex is located on the Bhagirathi river of Uttar Pradesh.

The correct matchings are: BALCO is located at Korba (2), HINDALCO at Renukoot (4), Indian Aluminium Company (INDAL) at Hirakud (1), and NALCO at Koraput (3). This gives A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3, which is option B.

Tributaries of Brahmaputra in India are Manas, Pagladiya, Puthimari, Dhanisri, Jia Bhariti and Subansiri.
Manas is a tributary of Brahmaputra, Chambal is the chief tributary of Yamuna and Son is a tributary of Ganga.

Damanganga water project is located in Gujarat. Girna irrigation project is located in the Jalgaon area of Maharashtra. Pamba river is located in Kerala.

The correct river matchings are: Betul is on Tapti river (4), Jagdalpur is on Indravati river (1), Jabalpur is on Narmada river (2), and Ujjain is on Shipra river (3). This gives A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3, matching option B.